The Mercy Circle prays every Monday and Thursday for people who need help with mental and emotional issues. To be put on the prayer list or to join the Mercy Circle, contact Shamsa Kara Houck at SufiShamsa@gmail.com or Rayhanah Elizabeth Shoop at elizabeth.shoop@gmail.com . If you’d like to join they ask for a 3 month commitment to do the following prayers each Monday and Thursday. Here are the instructions: Click here if you want to download the Mercy Circle instructions and prayers: Authorized Invocation 1
The way the Mercy Circle works is this: We pray individually at any time it is convenient on Mondays and Thursdays. We use Sidi’s prayer, as already stated. We connect our hearts to the heart of the group by intention and to the hearts of all those who need this healing. Its a blanket intention. There is also a list of names where people have requested prayers. Shamsa Houck will send periodic updates. We take names because it brings people comfort. We just take first names – no diagnosis. This prayer is for people with mental illness and even just mild anxiety — the range. And its for the people who care for these people and are often very tired and lonely and stressed.
Maryam recently added these suggestions on how to connect with the people on the list:
Click here if you want to download the Mercy Circle instructions and prayers: Authorized Invocation 1
Nur Barry Portney recorded the entire prayers (including the number of times it was to be recited).
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as: Nurs Recite Auth Invocation.
He also did recordings of individual prayers for your convenience.
This first link is of the Fatiha:
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as: Nur Fatiha
For recordings of the Fatiha by Fethi Benhalim, go to the page on the Fatiha
The next recording is of Ayatu-l-Kursi.
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as: Nur Kursi.
For a recording of Ayatu-l-Kursi by Fethi Benhalim, go to the page on Kursi.
Next is the last two ayah of Suratu-l-Baqarah.
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as: Nur Baqara 2 verses.
Next recording is of the 3 Quls.
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as:Nur 3 Quls.
For a recording by Fethi Benhalim go to the page on the 4 Quls.
Next link is for both 13:28 and Quraysh.
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as: Nur Quraysh.
Lastly here is 10:58 and 21:87.
If you would like to download it, right click here and choose Save Link as: Nur 1058 and 2187.
You can also go to Qu’ran Explorer to hear professional reciters.